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I Wear Purple for My Mom – Alzheimer’s Sweatshirt

November 19, 2014 No Comments

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Keep warm in this hooded sweatshirt, available in white or grey, that says: I WEAR PURPLE FOR MY MOM – ALZHEIMER’S

Mini Pill Minder

November 12, 2014 1 Comment

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: This hand-held pill box reminder is great. Portable and easy to use, it keeps you on top of meds. It gives

Lixisenatide and Liraglutide: Diabetes Drugs are Potential Alzheimer’s Treatments

November 9, 2014 No Comments

VIDEOS + ARTICLE: Impaired insulin has been long linked to diabetes as well as Alzheimer’s. Learn how two approved diabetes drugs are showing exciting results

An Absent Mind

November 9, 2014 No Comments

BEST BOOK OF 2014: This book on dementia is as amazing as it is informative! Through the art of fiction, Eric Rill gives a hard-hitting

How Alzheimer’s Caregivers Steer Clear of Depression

November 5, 2014 No Comments

40% of family caregivers develop depression, which typically leads to care breakdown. Family caregivers who took the START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) course were 7 times

Alzheimer’s Awareness “Hope” Bracelet

November 5, 2014 1 Comment

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: The purple “Hope Bracelet” raises Alzheimer’s awareness and is made in the USA. Silver-plated, purple & white beads accent the “Hope”

Nilvadipine Stirs Excitement as a Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment

November 3, 2014 2 Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Nilvadipine is a European anti-hypertensive drug. Possessing a strong safety record, the drug is showing growing evidence of fighting Alzheimer’s on 3

How Does DBS Help Alzheimer’s?

November 3, 2014 No Comments

VIDEO: DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) is becoming very precise. In this TED Video, DBS pacemakers connect to the brain’s fornix. This allows doctors to turn

Reporting On His Own Alzheimer’s

November 3, 2014 No Comments

BOOK OF THE WEEK with VIDEO REVIEW: On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s is a gripping, fun, heartbreaking and, ultimately, uplifting book. It puts

Talking Alarm Clock

October 29, 2014 No Comments

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: A clear female-voice verbally reminds your loved one to take their meds up to 4 times a day. Can’t sleep through

How Physical Activity Turns Back the Brain’s Clock

February 24, 2026

The protein BDNF builds synapses in the human brain, nurturing brain cells and fighting off dementia. While there is no artificial way of boosting it, social and cognitive activity can.

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Think It’s Dementia? Good Chance It’s Not

February 24, 2026

Memory failing? New research shows you may need help, but not for dementia. Memory slips, stress and fatigue are growing in people with healthy memory.

Poor Memory + Slow Walking = Dementia?

February 23, 2026

People may not have easy access to sophisticated, expensive dementia tests. A simple test from Einstein Medicine uses a stopwatch and a few questions to determine one’s risk of dementia. The potential payoff could be tremendous for individuals, their families and society.

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In with the Coffee, Out with the Soda

Drinking to fight dementia? Which drinks are good and which are bad?
Harvard & Cleveland Clinic researchers offer scientific advice.

Art Rises Above Alzheimer’s

In dementia, art is often expressed at a much higher level than other activities. People engaged in artistic activities when they were healthy may hold on to these abilities in a way that seems to defy Alzheimer’s. See the remarkable case of one Canadian sculptor.

Could One Woman Help Researchers Find A Cure for Alzheimer’s?

One woman held the genetic key to unlock the mystery of how she was the only one free of early-onset Alzheimer’s, out of 1,200 members of a South American family,